Palermo
Sun, food, history, cheap. Mondello beach 20 min from the old town. Arancini round here, conical in Catania — don't confuse them.
A decent stretch with some sun and a chance of a shower.
Days 1–5 are usually reliable, 6–10 drift, 11–14 are the model guessing. Check again the day before you fly — more on what this can and can't do.
When to go
From the 2026 climate study, not the live forecast.Sicily holds Europe's all-time temperature record — Floridia 48.8°C (Aug 2021), Catania's land surface above 50°C on satellite. Jul–Aug routinely sees 44°C+ events. May–June and late September into October are the calibration windows: 26–30°C, swimmable sea, manageable crowds.
Pre-filled from New York, 2026-05-12 – 2026-05-19.
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